Dude Ranch

I agreed completely ..... This Move should have a sequel. It was outstanding and the chemistry between the Stars was perfect. Definitely the Best of Hallmark's Summer Movies!

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Loved this movie. Erin Krakow and Ryan Paevey were great together. Laughed through out the movie. Needs a sequel.

Erin Krakow of When Calls the Heart plays a female rancher who has a struggling ranch. Her love interest is played by Hallmark regular Ryan Paevey as a city guy sent to buy the ranch. This plot is vaguely familiar. What makes this better than average is the stars are charming and look good together. Their dialog doesn't feel forced or artificial. It's cute at times especially when she dresses him like a Ken Doll cowboy. Okay for a watch.

I know why most people felt these characters had no chemistry. The entire movie was spent with the main female lead making fun of the "city slicker". She continually assigns him chores without helping him or explaining what to do to watch him fail. Amazingly he figures out how to muck stalls and milk cows with little to no instruction. The only person who helped him or was nice to him for the first half of the movie was the little girl. He must be a glutton for punishment, as he apparently falls for a girl who makes fun of him, belittles his upbringing because he's a "city boy", and patronizes him at every turn because he's new to being out in the country. That is why the romance is unbelievable. At 1:27 into the movie, she is STILL laughing at his awe of nature - and laughs at him for saying his embarrassing moment was having a client pay the lunch bill. She doesn't validate any of his feelings about his "city" experiences. Hard to buy into a love story when there's no sign of any "love". She is barely nice to him, and he falls in love with her?!? I don't thing so. This was very out of character for Hallmark. They need to fire the writers - this was an unbelievable story or at least very poorly edited. The actors seem to have no connection, but it's impossible to see any romance when she is busy smirking at his awkward attempts at ranch work and his enjoyment of country life. Once he makes his declaration of love of the ranch life and wanting to invest in her and her idea - that is the only time she seems to care about anything he does or says. The dance scene at the end of the movie is the only part that seems remotely romantic, and leaves the viewer feeling cheated out of a romance and disappointed. The story had a lot of potential, just really bad writing.

The lead actress doesn't come close to pulling off an actual cowgirl. When is Hallmark going to get her makeup right?! The lead male is pleasant but there isn't much chemistry between the 2 leads. I couldn't finish it - too ridiculous

Like others have mentioned here, it's the same story about the wealthy, greedy city guy who travels to a small town to buy a struggling family business ran by an arrogant, know-it-all woman who refuses help even when she hits bottom. We know how it will end, but that's not the main problem with this movie. It turns out, the greedy city guy is actually the nicest person of that bunch. The little girl is also a nice addition, but like the lead female character, she is just too neat for a cowboy girl. Just not believable. The lead actress is terrible, very robotic. It also bothered me that she wears too much makeup, and her clothes and hair are always impeccable. I'm not a ranch person, but I would imagine that if you run a ranch, at some point, you will get your hands and clothes dirty. Where is the mud? Where is the sweat? Where is the messy hair? The male lead actor seems to be the only one not reading his lines. He brings life and genuine emotion to this ridiculous movie. I was only able to watch it until the end because of him. It's highly unlikely that a rancher (or any business owner for that matter) would make a total stranger (greedy city developer or not) work on their ranch with the sole purpose of teaching them a lesson. The arrogance of that woman! Besides, there was zero chemistry between the two leads. I wished Richard would get on his plane and go back to the city, where maybe he could find real humans he could interact with. But in Halmark world, only small towns have good people. And only in small towns hold the key to happiness and love. Give me a break! 10 stars for the beautiful scenery.

I agreed completely ..... This Move should have a sequel. It was outstanding and the chemistry between the Stars was perfect. Definitely the Best of Hallmark's Summer Movies!

Love the movie and actors overall, but there was one thing I had a hard time getting over. Sam always had a little too much make-up and nice hairdo to be working on a ranch. Plus, the hat just did not look natural on her. (Just my opinion though)

This story in this movie is an uninspiring mish-mash of tropes we've already seen too many times which also means it is utterly predictable. How many times have we seen the wall-street baron waltz in and clash with the pretty heroine whose family ranch (or any other fill-in-the-blank family business) is in jeopardy because of debt? One, or in this case both, characters appear a little arrogant at first and proceed to try to show-up one another. In this case, the cruel Richard really isn't that mean as we see by an a brief early scene his generosity. Sam brands him with the nickname JR intending to belittle him, but he takes it in stride. We all know what happens next and for that matter all the way through to the end. One new concept in the story that I liked was the cowboy code which may or may not have been made up, but it was the one thing in the story that stood out. For most people, this movie will come down to how they appreciate the performances of Erin Krakow and Ryan Paevey. With these two Hallmark veterans, there is a good chance to save the movie just based on watching their relationship. Paevey and Krakow sync and it is enjoyable as far as that goes. As a man, I love Krakow and I wish I thought her acting was stellar, but I see too many of her patented expressions over and over in everything she does. Krakow achieves her goal, at least for me, but it is more of a passive effort rather than exciting. Paevey was his usual. I felt sorry for Lucie Guest, whom I have always loved as a supporting actress. Her role, as well as the other corporate assistant, was totally undemanding and was even a bit sad in its futility. This is not the first time that I, along with many other reviewers, wonder if Hallmark has sacrificed quality for quantity by presenting a new production every week. They have lost any freshness especially in the stories and dialog. I'm sure most of these movies are more appealing to those who don't watch them all but merely sample them from time to time.